Kwak Min-jeong

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Kwak Min-jeong
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Kwak during her free program at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Full nameKwak Min-jeong
Born (1994-01-23) January 23, 1994 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea
Hometown Anyang, Gyeonggi
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Coach Shin Hea-sook
Skating club Ewha Womans University
Began skating2001
Retired2014
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Asian Winter Games

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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Astana-Almaty Ladies' singles
South Korean Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Seoul Ladies' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Seoul Ladies' singles

Kwak Min-jeong (born January 23, 1994) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 South Korean bronze medalist, the 2010 South Korean silver medalist and the 2009 Junior national champion. Kwak was also a member of the South Korean Olympic Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she placed 13th in the ladies' event.

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Personal life

Kwak Min-jeong was born on January 23, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea. [1] She married basketball player Moon Seong-gon in May 2021. [2] [3]

Career

Kwak began skating in 2001. [1]

2007–08 season

In the 2007–08 season she was age-eligible to compete in Junior competitions, so she competed at the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, placing 10th at the event in Tallinn with 98.77 points and 13th at the event in England with 103.89. She then competed at the South Korean Championships at the Junior level, where she came in fifth position.

2008–09 season

In the 2008–09 season, she received two assignments to the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won the bronze medal at the event in Mexico scoring 117.42 points but finished 13th at her competition in England, earning 106.05. She competed at the South Korean Championships again as a Junior, and won the gold medal with 114.89 points, placing first in both the short program and the free skating. She was selected to compete at the 2009 World Junior Championships, and with 103.69 she finished 22nd overall.

2009–10 season: Vancouver Olympics

In the 2009–10 season, Kwak remained in the ISU Junior Grand Prix and competed in two events. She placed 11th in the first one held in the United States with 106.30 points. She went on to place 11th again with 108.21 at her second event, which took place in Croatia.

She was selected to compete at the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea, her first Senior international competition. She placed seventh in the short program and fourth in the free skate to end in sixth position earning 154.71 points. Kwak was also chosen to be a member of the South Korean Olympic Team.

Before the Olympics she moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and trained with Brian Orser, [4] the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where she placed 13th with 155.53 points. She went on to compete at the 2010 World Championships in Turin, Italy, where she was in 22nd position after getting 120.47 points overall.

Her collaboration with Orser ended in August 2010. [4]

2010–11 season

In the 2010–11 season, Kwak moved to the senior ISU Grand Prix. Her assignments in the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix season were the 2010 Cup of China and the 2010 Skate America.

At the 2010 Cup of China, she placed ninth in the short program with 38.83 points and also ninth in the free skate with 75.15. Overall, she placed ninth scoring 113.98 points. At the 2010 Skate America, she came tenth in the short program earning 44.41 points, and eleventh in the free skate with 80.80. She had a total of 125.21 points and finished eleventh.

She competed at the 2011 South Korean Championships, where she won the short program with 50.48 points. She placed third in the free skate earning 91.78 and won the bronze medal. She was selected to compete at the 2011 Four Continents and 2011 World Championships. At the 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships she placed 8th in both skates finishing overall in 8th place. At the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships she placed 15th in the ladies qualifying round failing to advance to the short.

2011–12 season

At the 2012 South Korean Championships she placed 8th in the short program falling on two of her jump elements to earn 38.98 points. In the free skate she placed 6th with 84.46 to climb up to 6th overall. Later that year, Kwak competed at the 2012 Four Continents Championships where she placed 10th. She has been selected to compete at the 2012 World Championships and she placed 28th.

Public life and endorsements

Kwak toured in the 2010 Festa On Ice, held in Seoul, South Korea and headlined by 2010 Olympic champion ladies champion and her training mate Kim Yuna. She joined Kim in another ice show, the All That Skate, on July 23–25, 2010 in Goyang, South Korea, alongside other skaters like Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen and Stéphane Lambiel. [5]

Coaching

Kwak has been coaching Eunsoo Lim since the 2021-22 season. [6]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012
[1]
2010–2011
[7]
2009–2010
[8]
  • Marshmallow
    by IU
    choreo. by Shin Yea-Ji
2008–2009
[9]
2007–2008

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [10]
Event07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 14–15
Olympics 13th
Worlds 22nd33rd28th
Four Continents 6th8th10th
GP Cup of China 9th
GP Skate America 11th
Asian Games 3rd
Asian Trophy 3rd
Crystal Skate 3rd
New Zealand Games 1st
International: Junior or novice [10]
Junior Worlds 22nd
JGP Croatia 11th
JGP Estonia 10th
JGP Mexico 3rd
JGP United Kingdom 13th13th
JGP United States 11th
Asian Trophy 2nd J.
National [10]
South Korean 2nd J.1st J.2nd3rd6th
J. = Junior level

Detailed results

2014–15 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
October 21–26, 20142014 Crystal Skate of Romania Senior2
36.51		3
66.42		3
102.93
2011–12 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 7–12, 2012 2012 Four Continents Championships Senior9
48.72		10
81.80		10
130.52
January 6–8, 2012 2012 South Korean Championships Senior8
38.98		6
84.46		6
123.44
August 22–26, 20112011 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Senior3
43.19		4
71.71		3
114.90
August 11–13, 20112011 New Zealand Winter Games Senior1
42.82		1
83.07		1
125.89
2010–11 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
April 25 – May 1, 2011 2011 World Championships Senior–
–		15 (QR)
67.75		–
–
February 15–, 2011 2011 Four Continents Championships Senior8
50.47		8
96.68		8
147.15
February 3–5, 2011 2011 Asian Winter Games Senior3
52.65		3
95.30		3
147.95
January 14–16, 2011 2011 South Korean Championships Senior1
50.48		3
91.78		3
142.26
November 11–14, 2010 2010 Skate America Senior10
44.41		11
80.80		11
125.21
November 5–7, 2010 2010 Cup of China Senior9
38.83		9
75.15		9
113.98
2009–10 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
March 22–28, 2010 2010 World Championships Senior23
47.46		22
73.01		22
120.47
February 14–27, 2010 2010 Winter Olympic Senior16
53.16		12
102.37		13
155.53
January 25–31, 2010 2010 Four Continents Championships Senior7
53.68		4
101.03		6
154.71
January 9–10, 2010 2010 South Korean Championships Senior2
46.23		2
88.00		2
134.23
October 7–11, 2009 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Croatia Junior8
41.08		12
67.13		11
108.21
September 2–6, 2009 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, United States Junior12
38.49		11
67.81		11
106.30
2008–09 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 21–28, 2009 2009 World Junior Championships Junior24
38.94		19
64.75		22
103.69
January 9–11, 2009 2009 South Korean Championships Junior1
42.71		1
72.18		1
114.89
October 15–18, 2008 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, United Kingdom Junior14
39.82		13
66.23		13
106.05
September 10–14, 2008 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Mexico Junior4
46.97		3
70.45		3
117.42
2007–08 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 13–16, 2008 2008 South Korean Championships Junior1
42.71		2
74.72		2
117.43
October 18–21, 2007 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, United Kingdom Junior11
42.44		13
61.45		13
103.89
September 20–22, 2007 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Estonia Junior11
37.06		10
61.71		10
98.77

Television appearances

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Min-Jeong KWAK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ "곽민정♥문성곤, 오늘(29일) 결혼…접촉사고가 맺어준 인연". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "'29일 화촉' 곽민정 "나보다 장난꾸러기 문성곤과 결혼, 축복해주세요" 소감". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 29, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Kim Yu-na's Breakup with Orser Ends Training for Kwak Min-jung". The Chosun Ilbo. August 25, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Yu-na, Kwan to do another show in July". The Korea Times. 2010-06-04.
  6. ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054723.htm [ bare URL ]
  7. ↑ "Min-Jeong KWAK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Min-Jeong KWAK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Min-Jeong KWAK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.
  10. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Min-Jeong KWAK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ Seon Mi-kyung (October 4, 2020). ""너무 행복"..'복명가왕' 서수남⋅곽민정➝김경진⋅소명, 추석 달군 반전 정체[종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2020.

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